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Icebreaker stonewalled…by ice?
A Chinese ship trying to reach a trapped expedition vessel in Antarctica has now become hampered by ice itself. The…
Exclusive Photos: Ice storm still affecting Toronto
Days after an ice storm hit Toronto tens of thousands remain without power and trees continue to break under the…
USA: Fallout from icy blast continues
If you live in the USA and you have electricity, consider yourself lucky. Thousands of people in the Northern United…
USA: ‘Big freeze’ kills 18
Thousands of people in parts of the northern United States and southeastern Canada endured at least their fourth consecutive day…
UK: Holiday storms set to return
Tens of thousands of people had to abandon their Christmas celebrations as floods and power cuts continued despite the worst…
USA: Thousands still without power after ice storm
Bonita Thomas was thankful to be in a warm Michigan shelter Wednesday, but it wasn’t the Christmas she’d imagined. Thomas…
Ships rush to rescue Kiwis stuck in ice
Four New Zealanders are on a stricken ship that spent most of Christmas Day trapped in thick ice in Antarctica….
Europe – Storms batter UK & France; disrupt Christmas travel
Gale-force winds and pounding rain have lashed Britain and France, killing at least five people, disrupting Christmas travel and leaving…
Dear Santa – how many letters do you get?
Each year, Santa receives millions of letters from children around the globe – and postal services from dozens of countries…
Nasa: Spacewalk goes without a hitch
Two American astronauts spent 5 hours, 28 minutes working outside the International Space Station, in the first in a series…
